28 child safety – FORD 2014 Mustang v.2 User Manual

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Using Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH)

WARNING: Never attach two child safety seats to the same
anchor. In a crash, one anchor may not be strong enough to hold

two child safety seat attachments and may break, causing serious injury
or death.

WARNING: Depending on where you secure a child restraint,
and depending on the child restraint design, you may block

access to certain safety belt buckle assemblies or LATCH lower
anchors, rendering those features potentially unusable. To avoid risk of
injury, occupants should only use seating positions where they are able
to be properly restrained.

WARNING: The center of the rear seat is not designed as a
seating position and is not equipped with safety belts. The LATCH

anchors were not designed to be used with a child seat in the center
position and there is no tether anchor available at the center. Attempted
use of the center as a seating position will increase the risk of injury or
death in the event of a crash.

The LATCH system is composed of three vehicle anchor points: two
lower anchors located where seat back and seat cushion meet (called
the seat bight) and one top tether anchor located behind that seating
position.

LATCH compatible child safety seats have two rigid or webbing mounted
attachments that connect to the two lower anchors at the LATCH
equipped seating positions in your vehicle. This type of attachment
method eliminates the need to use safety belts to attach the child
seat, however the safety belt can still be used to attach the child seat.
For forward-facing child seats, the top tether strap must also be attached
to the proper top tether anchor, if a top tether strap has been provided
with your child seat.

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Child Safety

2014 05+ Mustang (197)
Owners Guide gf, 2nd Printing, May 2013
USA
(fus)

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